Project Progress report

Exterior completed

Art Event
Book signing of the children's book S.S. Bathtub by David LaMotte, illustrated by Carrie Patterson. On Sunday my wife Donna and I went to the GoodWater of St. Mary's County for the book signing. David LaMotte played his guitar and sang some songs for the children in the audience. He interacted well with the kids. His singing reminded me of James Taylor, I thought he sounded great. I would like to see him next time he is in the area. Carrie Patterson was also at that event signing the book. Carrie's art work is in a simple style. there is no shading and the pages are very simple. My wife is the Liberian at Piney Point Elementary School and she was able to hobknob with other Teachers and Liberians that she knows. We bought a copy of the book and Donna tried it out on her students at school. She tells me that the Kids at school liked the book a lot. Some of the kids became quite concerned after readind the lines that said that we don't watch television.

Project proposal II

I propose an alternative project to celebrate the life giving energy from the sun. The ancient Egyptians worshiped the Sun God Ra as the giver of all life. The God of the ancient Aryans who settled in Iran, India, and Europe worshiped the God Dyeus, God of the Daylit Sky. Elements of these beliefs were later Incorporated in the beliefs of the Zoroastrians. The Japanese believe that the Imperial Family is descended from the Sun Goddess. The very atoms that we are made of were created in the hearts of suns that have since exploded. For this Project I propose to use the pyramid shape as the exterior shape enclosing the project. Inside I would construct a mobile of mirrors that are moved by wind power. My other ideas seen to have difficulties with the question of site. In my consideration of the requirements of this project I decided to start with site and to craft the project with site as the starting point. The site for this project can be anywhere that there is sunlight, wind. and viewers.